Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam al-Sabbagh flew to Iran this week, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The meeting between the two men was reported in Iranian state media, but it did not initially provide many details except that they discussed “various issues.” After they met, Iran said it would … Read more
Any ceasefire deal must provide the IDF with wide powers to target Hezbollah and its arms smuggling, including at the Syrian-Lebanese border, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday. “We are talking about possible negotiations for an agreement,” Netanyahu said, as US special envoy Amos Hochstein was expected to visit the region, … Read more
Damascus: Iran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh arrived in Syria to strengthen defence and security ties between the two countries, according to Syria’s Al-Watan online newspaper. “Everyone knows the important position of the Syrian Arab Republic in Iranian foreign policy,” Nasirzadeh told reporters upon his arrival, Xinhua news agency reported. “We came to Damascus based on … Read more
Aydin Hadid Talal thought his whole family had been killed in Islamic State’s ferocious assault on Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority a decade ago. Then last year, the 20-year-old started receiving messages from a Facebook account he didn’t recognize, asking about his missing brother, Rojin. “Can you give me a call?” the person asked. “No, … Read more
Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirmed on Saturday that two of the terror group’s leaders were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus on Thursday, Army Radio reported. One of the leaders was a member of the organization’s leadership, and the other was the official responsible for foreign relations. A spokesperson for the terrorist organization named … Read more
Israel’s attacks in Syria have become more frequent in recent days; on Friday, for the second day in a row, Israel attacked the Mezzeh suburb of Damascus, according to the Syrian news agency SANA. On Thursday, 15 people were killed in the Israeli attack on the suburb and on the Qadisiyah neighborhood. Reuters had … Read more
With Israeli forces in daily action in Gaza and south Lebanon, and intermittent drone and missile attacks continuing from Iraq and Yemen, one front in the regional conflict currently underway has tended to be ignored: Syria. Yet the available evidence shows that Israeli strikes against Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian targets in Syria have increased … Read more
An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Sayeda Zainab district south of the Syrian capital Damascus killed seven civilians on Sunday, the Syrian defense ministry said, in the second such attack in less than a week. The fatalities included women and children, with 20 people also injured, the ministry said in a … Read more
The United States conducted nine airstrikes on Iranian-backed targets in Syria on Monday, CENTCOM announced. pic.twitter.com/Hnw4dW6LEe — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 11, 2024 The strikes were in response to attacks on US personnel over the past 24 hours, CENTCOM reported. The strikes were said to have reduced the terror group’s capacity to launch … Read more
Israeli air force fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure within its intelligence headquarters in the area of Damascus in Syria, the IDF reported Monday evening. Head of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Syria, Mahmoud Muhammad Shaheen, was killed in the strike. The Intelligence Directorate directed the fighter jets. The intelligence headquarters is the main intelligence body … Read more
